ESPN/USA TODAY POLL
February 28, 1999
The Top Twenty Five teams in the USA Today/ESPN college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Rank | Team |
Record |
Points |
Previous |
| 1. | DUKE (30) |
29-1 |
750 |
1 |
| 2. | Michigan State |
26-4 |
696 |
3 |
| 3. | Connecticut |
25-2 |
671 |
4 |
| 4. | Auburn |
26-2 |
652 |
2 |
| 5. | Maryland |
25-4 |
617 |
5 |
| 6. | Stanford |
24-5 |
594 |
6 |
| 7. | Cincinnati |
25-4 |
538 |
8 |
| 8. | Utah |
24-4 |
505 |
12 |
| 9. | St. John's |
23-7 |
490 |
7 |
| 10. | Miami Fla |
21-5 |
473 |
13 |
| 11. | Arizona |
20-6 |
440 |
9 |
| 12. | Ohio State |
22-7 |
432 |
10 |
| 13. | UCLA |
21-7 |
390 |
16 |
| 14. | Kentucky |
22-8 |
360 |
11 |
| 15. | North Carolina |
22-8 |
343 |
14 |
| 16. | Coll of Charltn |
28-2 |
286 |
18 |
| 17. | Indiana |
22-9 |
283 |
17 |
| 18. | Wisconsin |
21-8 |
228 |
15 |
| 19. | Iowa |
18-8 |
171 |
19 |
| 20. | Syracuse |
19-10 |
123 |
20 |
| 21. | New Mexico |
22-7 |
92 |
21 |
| 22. | Texas |
18-11 |
77 |
23 |
| 23. | Florida |
19-7 |
67 |
24 |
| 24. | Minnesota |
17-9 |
65 |
25 |
| 25. | Tennessee |
20-7 |
64 |
- |
Others Receiving Votes
Purdue 56, Arkansas 52, Gonzaga 38, Temple 38, Missouri 30, Murray
State 30, Kansas 16, Oklahoma State 11, Oklahoma 10, Detroit 9,
Louisville 9, Villanova 9, Xavier 7, Miami Ohio 6, Drexel 5, Weber
State 4, Evansville 3, Geo Washington 2, Siena 2, Washington 2,
Kent 1, Old Dominion 1, Princeton 1, Rutgers 1.
Dropped From Rankings
No. 22 Purdue